November 2009

FreeNAS 0.7 adds ZFS support
The H, crve
A description of the new features in version 0.7 of the FreeBSD-based FreeNAS project.
Update your FreeBSD software with care
Tech Republic, Chad Perrin
Chad Perrin describes how he keeps his FreeBSD system up to date.

August 2009

FreeBSD 8 Getting New Routing Architecture
InternetNews.com ‐ WebMediaBrands Inc., Sean Michael Kerner
This article introduces recent work on FreeBSD network routing architecture done by senior network architect from Blue Coat ‐ Qing Li. Its main goal is to optimize FreeBSD routing code to better utilize parallel processing CPUs.
FreeNAS: A Simple Data Storage Solution
Radio World, Todd Dixon
The author is impressed by the speed and low resource usage of FreeBSD-based FreeNAS.

Why FreeBSD 8 Won't Rewrite the Book
InternetNews.com ‐ WebMediaBrands Inc., Sean Michael Kerner
An article about the upcoming FreeBSD 8.0 release, which includes interviews with Michael Lucas, author of the Absolute FreeBSD book, Matt Olander of iXsystems, and Kris Moore of PC-BSD. The primary focus of the article is how FreeBSD, even across major releases, still keeps the disruption for users to a minimum, and introduces new features and improvements without forcing a paradigm shift on the users.

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in May 2009
Netcraft Ltd., Paul Mutton
Three of the top five hosting providers in Netcraft's list run FreeBSD.
Securing Network Services with FreeBSD Jails
Packt Publishing, Christer Edwards
An article on using FreeBSD's jails to safely run network services.

FreeBSD 7.2 released, now with Superpages
The H, djwm
An brief article on FreeBSD 7.2.
FreeBSD 7.2 Review: Improved Virtualization
nixCraft, Vivek Gite
Coverage of the new jail features in FreeBSD 7.2.

Great Bay Software Switches to BSD from Linux
Great Bay Software, Bob Durkee
Great Bay Software, the innovator of Endpoint Profiling for enterprise networks, has switched to FreeBSD from Linux for all of its appliances including the Beacon Endpoint Profiler 3.0.
First look at PC-BSD 7.1
Distro Watch,
A reviewer takes PC-BSD 7.1 out for a spin.
Combining Debian and FreeBSD; Pushing the Envelope of FOSS
Linux Magazine, Nathan Willis
Coverage of Debian GNU/kFreeBSD, a GNU operating system that uses the FreeBSD kernel.

Tomahawk Desktop Switches to BSD from Linux
Tomahawk Computers, Sagara Wijetunga
Tomahawk Computers Pte Ltd. has switched to FreeBSD from Linux to make the next version of the Tomahawk Desktop operating system.

Coyote Point Builds on FreeBSD to Accelerate
Internet News, Sean Michael Kerner
FreeBSD is at the core of Coyote Point's appliance.
FreeBSD 7.1 Gets a Little Help from Sun
Internet News, Sean Michael Kerner
An article covering technology sharing between Sun and the FreeBSD project and other new features in FreeBSD 7.1.

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